<DIV><DIV></div> When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships,gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. <p><b>Get the complete set of Penguin Classics designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, including the other titles:</b></p> <p> by Elizabeth Gaskell</p> <p><b> </b>by Charles Dickens</p> <p><b> </b>by Charlotte Brontë</p> <p><b> </b>by Jane Austen</p> <p> by Jane Austen</p> <p> by Thomas Hardy</p> <p><b> </b>by Oscar Wilde</p> <p><br> <b>@FirstThoughtBestThought</b> Usually a man wills his home to his wife or kids. But sometimes, he wills it to a distant relative, so when he dies, you're out on your ass. <br><BR> And then, and THEN, that distant, meddlesome priest of a relative tries to seduce one of your sisters. <br><BR> Unsure why anyone would want my sisters. All they want is to hit it with the officers – what war are they even fighting in the countryside? <br><BR> Though my older sister–Jane–is nice. How could she not be? Jane is such a good name. I would like anybody named Jane. <br><br> <b>From </b> </div>